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Toyota Motor Corp has issued a string of recalls that covers more than 8.5 million vehicles worldwide for risks of unintended acceleration and problems with brakes on its new model Prius and three other new hybrid models.
Following is a regional breakdown of the recalls.
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
For more, click: www.toyota.com/recall/
BRAKING
Japan: 223,000
North America: 155,000
(United States: 146,550)
Europe: 53,000
Other: 5,000
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Total: 437,000
FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDALS
United States: 2.21 million
Canada: 270,000
Europe: 1.71 million
China: 75,552
*Other: 180,000
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Total: approx 4.45 million
(*Middle East, Central and South America, Africa)
SLIPPING FLOORMATS
United States: 5.35 million
Canada: 400,000
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Total 5.75 million
Note: About 2.1 million vehicles are covered in both floormat and pedal recalls.
Grand total: approx 8.54 million
(Source: Toyota Motor Corp)
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